Why Am I Not Canadian? Episode #247

I believe we came up with this idea during a playoff intermission when there were no Mites on Ice to entertain us.  It might have specified beer pong or strip ping pong (I played that once, try it), but Claude Giroux has that market cornered for the summertime.

The NHL lineup goes on…

But obviously the most important part is this:

SHANNON MOORE.  That’s me!  Ever since my wedding, my goal in life was a photo of Ryan & Dom standing next to each other in their Lightning jerseys with my full name spelled across their shoulders.  (Dream big, kids.)  Damned trades to the Sharks!

But I’ve found my consolation prize, in the final round of Smashfest 2012:

Final Round: Team Moore vs. Team Shannon

Notwithstanding the performance of Team Rookie of My Life Logan Couture, or the fact that ping pong is apparently the only thing Stamkos isn’t perfect at, I have won this tournament either way!  And for that, I’d like to thank whoever is sending me to Canada to preside over next year’s event.

Gratuitous photo of why I don’t care if you’re any good at ping pong…

All the photos from the event [link] – enjoy!

Steven 1 and Steven 2 (Yzerman and Stamkos, obvs) did a press conference last week [video] about Stammer’s 5-year contract in which Yzerman said:

Well OBVIOUSLY. What did you think we were gonna do?

And Stamkos said:

I love everyone. Puppies and rainbows and cupcakes. Wait, I'm not allowed to have cupcakes. Unicorns, then.

Seriously, Steven Stamkos is the happiest person on Earth.  He always looks like he’s going to burst out laughing. And I’m right there with the mad giggles on a trip to Laugh Land, even if his hair is too long.

So Stammer will be in Tampa Bay forever, score 2.5 million goals and never get a tan.  Status quo is safe for another day.  Now excuse me while I try to make Gator faint. [Full photo gallery at Lightning.NHL.com]

And since his name is Shannon too, here’s Ryan Shannon’s first interview as a Bolt [link].  This team is Fox News, eh?  Every time they announce something, it’s suspiciously attractive.  Perhaps Mrs. Yzerman is really calling the shots (and we like it).

WUYS bonus points if you know what the title of this post references!